Thoughts About Thoughts

We have a lot of Thoughts right now. We have thoughts about fear, thoughts about productivity, thoughts about our kids’ education, thoughts about finances, thoughts about the world. We do not even realize the magnitude and huge number of Thoughts that we have each day. (Over 60,000 of them!)

And we do not begin to understand the impact these Thoughts have on how we Feel and how we act. So when we see memes and images on social telling us we should be doing this or we should be doing that, we are overwhelmed.

In this special FB webinar, I present two extreme memes going around that make women Think thoughts…Thoughts that they are doing great or doing horribly. Thoughts that they are in the minority or the majority. Thoughts that they’re okay or that they are lazy….

And I examine these Thoughts and help you sort them out by teaching you Thought techniques, tips for changing unhelpful Thoughts (if you want to–all Thoughts are optional), and more. A sort of “life coaching on a FB live” experience!

I hope it helps you! I want to many good things for you!

A. Introduction

1. Memes

a. Each meme is a thought you either think or dismissb. Each thought you have about the memes makes you feel a certain way

2. Introducing Think Feel Act

a. Thoughts drive our Feelingsb. Feelings drive our Actionsc. Most major religions have some sort of consensus that we should try to control our Thoughts—Think on these things; As a man thinketh, so he is.d. You can put in your Thoughts or Feelings or Actions right now and see what is driving theme.Think Feel Eat Episode 1introduces these concepts

B. Not a Right or Wrong Thought

1. Maslov’s hierarchy says that when we are hungry or do not have basic necessities, we can’t move up the hierarchy because our basic needs are not met2. What we think about the levels of the hierarchy will determine if we are still in survival or not3. Nothing wrong with being in survival!! Nothing wrong with those thoughts4. Important to note that we can choose our Thoughts—and if our first thought is survival, that is where we will stay and it is acceptable and fine during crises to stay here.5. The memes are in our action line—what feeling did we have before them and what thought did we have that gave us that feeling?

C. New Thoughts During This Time

1. Accept that life is 50/50

a. We want to control things (and spin out of control with feelings of worry) when we do not accept that life is 50/50—b. We want it to be a way that it is not

2. Stop thinking we have no control right now—we never did; we never know the future3. Thoughts are the “drama” of life4. “Trust an unknown future to a known God”5. Grab a new thought if desired6. Must be believable

D. Practical Thought Tips

1. Don’t let imagination go overboard either way—these “layering of Thoughts” can be hard to process as they are so deep2. Reduce input that causes your thoughts to run wild—develop your own “Pandemic Protocol” where you determine how much and when you will listen or read COVID 19 and Pandemic info—and stick to those times so that both the total number of hours of Pandemic input is lessened and the frequency in which you interact with it is reduced3. Come back to the present—to what absolutely is with “anti anxiety exercises” like breathing, grounding, physical surroundings, etc. then with gratitude4. Come back to the present with a pandemic manifesto

My Pandemic Manifesto

“I amgratefulfor my health, my family’s health, my home/shelter,

food, clothing, and the many luxuries I have.

During this time, I want toshow upfor those I love,

for those I serve, and for people I do not even know.

I willshow upfor those I love by speaking truth to them, checking on them,

being available for them, and listening to them (virtually if called for).

I willshow upfor those I serve by giving them value in my teaching

and content and trying to bring brightness and hope to their days.

I willshow upfor those I do not know by social distancing,

thinking about/praying for those who are sick and those who care for them,

and considering the hardships of others during this time.

I willshow upfor myself by having self-integrity even when it is hard—by doing what I tell myself I will do.

I willshow upin love. Because love covers everything…”

5. Tips for your own Pandemic Manifesto

a. Write six to ten sentencesb. Break up so it’s easy to read if you print/copy itc. Use powerful words like grateful, gratitude, thankful, show up, be there, serve, loved. Make it other focused as much as possiblee. Put a little about everybody so it covers many situations you will find yourself (ie.. getting angry at the drive thru or upset at the grocery clerk, etc.).